This week I would simply like to wish everyone a joyful, blessed, and soul-enriching Christmas celebration!
My prayer for each one of you is that one night this week (before Friday comes) --
After friends have
left, and the all the kids have headed to bed;
After all the
electronic devices have been turned off,
And the lights have
been dimmed,
And all is quiet...
May you find the time
to spend just a few moments earnestly focusing on the miracle,
Offering God your
grateful praise for the unspeakable gift of His Son,
And silently
worshiping Him who took on human
flesh
to redeem us from sin
and make us His own.
"Sweet
hymns of praise,
In
grateful chorus raise we,
Let
all within us praise His holy name!
Christ
is the LORD! Oh praise His name forever!
His
pow'r and glory evermore proclaim!"
Adolphe C. Adam
(Translated from the
French by John S. Dwight)
"The
Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."
C. S. Lewis
In His Service,
Pastor Jeff
